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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 17. listopada 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 809 Med merino 21m 619 Fine merino 20m 703 Med merino 22m 574 Broad merino 23m 510 Comeback 25m 469 Broad merino 24m 484 Comeback 26m 463n Fine Xbred 27m 456n Med Xbred 29m 449n Fine Xbred 28m 451n Med Xbred 30m 449n Med Xbred 31m 446n Merino cardings 421 Xbred cardings 382n Eastern mkt ind 564 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 2c to 564c/kg SYDNEY, Oct 17 (Reuter) - The Australian eastern wool market indicator continued to rise on Thursday, adding two cents to 564 cents a kg clean at sales in Goulburn and Adelaide, Wool International (WI) said. Merino fleece prices mostly rose, with 19 micron slightly dearer, 20/21m 0.5 percent dearer and 22m 1.0 percent dearer. The 23/24/25m categories were up to 1.0 percent cheaper while 26m was unchanged. Merino skirtings were up to 1.0 percent dearer. In crossbreds, 27/28m were 1.0 percent dearer, 29/30m up to 1.0 percent dearer and 31m 0.5 percent dearer. In cardings, lambs were 3.0 percent dearer, locks up to 1.0 percent dearer and crutchings generally unchanged. WI said Japanese and Chinese interests were principal buyers with good support from Italy and most sectors including local mills. Of 19,109 bales offered in both centres, 6.6 percent were passed in. Sales continue next week in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 99,600 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 21. listopada 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 513 58s SUPER 375 66s SUPER 458 58s BLENDED 350 64s SUPER 410 56s SUPER 358 64s BLENDED 405 54s CARDED 340 60s SUPER 385 50s CARDED 330 60s BLENDED 363 58s ENGLISH 275 56s ENGLISH 265 50s ENGLISH 261 Bradford wool market quiet on European competition BRADFORD, Oct 21 (Reuter) - Values for woollen tops prices saw little change as competitive pricing by European producers and new currency factors kept buyers in their starting-blocks, Bradford wool market sources said on Monday. "Heavy low-priced sales from two of the main Continental sources (of supply) have helped to prevent buying in the UK," one broker said. The recent strength of sterling has removed the opportunity to increase quotations in line with the cost of imported wool for blending while pushing up the price of UK exports, another added. The absence of major buyers from the market due to late holidays has also had a dampening effect on demand, brokers said. 221153 MET oct 96